Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@JournalArticle {2581, title = {Prefabricated building systems: evaluation of the construction practitioners{\textquoteright} perception on the environmental and economic benefits}, journal = {Environmental Engineering and Management Journal}, volume = {17}, year = {2018}, month = {2018-09-01 00:00:00}, pages = {2103-2115}, publisher = {{\textquotedblleft}Gheorghe Asachi{\textquotedblright} Technical University of Iasi, Romania}, abstract = {This paper focus on how prefabricated building systems can allow the implementation of deconstruction strategies. Prefabricated mechanically fixed components, in comparison with conventional concrete and brick in situ construction, can be more easily separated during demolition, allowing its reuse, and even if this is not possible, at least allowing the recycling or the energetic recovery. It is very important that construction practitioners understand the benefits of the prefabrication. As a way to evaluate the current Portuguese status in prefabrication, a survey was conducted within contractors, consulters and designers. The issues discussed were: construction methods comparison, and prefabrication characterization and potentialities. A discussion on the results of this survey is presented in this paper.
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}, keywords = {benefits, deconstruction, prefabricated, survey, Waste}, issn = {1582-9596}, url = {http://www.eemj.eu}, author = {Couto, J. P. and Mendon{\c c}a, P. and Reis, A. P.} }
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 24 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt